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Looking to upgrade to a futuristic new vacuum cleaner in the Black Friday sales?
Good news: two of the biggest brands — Eufy and iRobot, the manufacturer behind the Roomba lineup — have slashed prices across their best-selling ranges of self-steering vacuums.
With a single button press, these autonomous household gadgets will navigate around your home, removing dirt and dust from hard-to-reach places, like deep underneath the sofa. More expensive models eliminate the need to empty dust and dirt from the vacuum itself, with everything securely transferred into a sealed dust bag that only needs to be changed every 60 days or so — saving you a lot of hassle.
US manufacturer iRobot has a wide range of self-navigating vacuum cleaners and mops under its well-loved Roomba brand
IROBOT PRESS OFFICETop-of-the-line autonomous vacuums double-up as mops, With a single command, these clever gadgets can vacuum the floors, and then mop, while you're out-and-about or resting with your feet up. These often ship with recharging stations to empty debris into a dust bag, as well as a reservoir of water to refill its onboard tanks — so you can leave the self-steering gadget for a few weeks and still come home from holiday to a clean home.
With Black Friday on the horizon, Eufy has slashed prices by over £200 for its early Black Friday sale — pledging that it won't discount further on Black Friday itself (November 29) so you can be confident ordering today. But that cannot match the latest discounts from iRobot.
The Massachusetts-based has slashed the prices of its best-selling Roomba 'bots by as much as £700 for Black Friday. Not only that, but it's offering free delivery nationwide on all robot vacuum cleaners in the sale.
This flagship Roomba robot vacuum cleaner and mop offers a powerful hands-free clean. It's equipped with Dirt Detective, that intelligently prioritises the dirtiest rooms first. The charging base has a reservoir for clean and dirty water, as well as a dust bin that only needs to be emptied every 60 days
If you've got an Amazon Echo or Google Nest smart speaker, use Siri on your iPhone or iPad, it's possible to leverage these AI voice assistants to command your Roomba robot vacuum to start cleaning or mopping. You can ask it to clean everywhere, or specify a particular room or area.
Roomba vacuums can prioritise speed, or do a thorough dual-pass for a deeper clean. Using its navigation algorithms, the Roomba will methodically clean in orderly rows, while sensors stop it from falling down stairs or knocking over ornaments as it cleans around and under furniture.
If you're looking for the most affordable robot vacuum on the market from iRobot, look no further than Roomba Essential Roomba Essential.
For that, you'll take delivery of a 2-in-1 autonomous robot that can vacuum and mop your floors, powered by iRobot OS. With the press of a single button, the clever gadget will begin removing dirt and dust from hard-to-reach places, like under the sofa. Awarded an Editors Choice gong by PC Mag, the iRobot Roomba Essential usually costs £269, but has dropped down to just £149 in the Black Friday summer sale.
Once the sort of thing you'd only see in an episode of The Jetsons, robot vacuums are now mainstream household gadgets. And starting from just £149 this Black Friday, these self-steering vacuums have never been more affordable. If you want to put your feet up and let this diddy vacuum do the hard work and clean every corner of your home, US brand iRobot's entry-level option has never been cheaper
If you're willing to spend a little more, the j7+ Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum comes equipped with a charging base with a built-in vacuum bag that the Roomba can empty its contents into.
These enclosed bags capture and trap 99% of pollen and mould, so you can empty the contents after 60 days and keep your hands clean. During its cleaning routine, the Roomba will dock itself on the charging whenever it needs to top-up the built-in battery or empty its onboard vacuum reservoir.
According to iRobot, the combination of this AI-powered gadget and the cleaning stand means you can "forget about vacuuming for months at a time". Usually £899, this advanced model has been reduced to £399 in the sale — a saving of £450.
By disposing of any dirt collected from the floors into the Clean Base charging stand, there's no need to empty the Roomba after every clean — saving you a lot of time. And when you do need to empty the bag, it's already sealed for you, avoiding any mess
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The Roomba j7+ enjoys a smarter navigation system, known as "Precision Vision", to help the vacuum 'bot avoid pet waste, loose charging cords, and shoes from getting in the way.
When it spots one of these troublesome objects, it'll use the onboard cameras to send you a photo so that you can tell it to avoid or clean around the obstacle in the future. While the more affordable models in the iRobot line-up learn the layout of your home — this more advanced Roomba is able to react to it in real-time.
iRobot has slashed £400 off the cost of its Combo j7+ vacuum cleaner, which boasts 4-stage cleaning and ships with with a charging station. You can kickstart a clean with the companion app on your phone, use an Amazon Echo or Google smart speaker, or schedule cleans in advance for each week
Upgrading to a pricier model adds features like Precision Vision, which lets you teach the Roomba in real-time whether it needs to avoid an unknown object in its path
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The Roomba Combo 10 Max has dropped from £1,499 to just £799.
That's the biggest saving across any of the iRobot lineup of self-steering vacuums. This flagship models improves on other variants, like the j7+ above, by including a refilling reservoir of water to the charging dock, so the self-navigating cleaner can refill its tanks and mop your floors for up to a month before you'll need to do anything. Not only that, but you'll only need to empty the bin bag built into the stand every 60 days.
Roomba leverages AI to prioritise dirtier rooms and automatically adjust suction and scrubbing
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This model offers iRobot's SmartScrub system, which mops back and forth with consistent pressure for a 2x deeper scrubbing than other models in the line-up to eliminate stubborn messes, like coffee and grime.
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Roomba Combo 10 Max will start to learn from past cleans to automatically prioritise dirtier rooms and adjust settings like suction, scrubbing, and cleaning passes.
iRobot's top-of-the-line Combo 10 Max Robot + AutoWash Dock is designed to handle everything. It boasts one of the most powerful vacuums found on the Roomba range, a 4-stage cleaning process, and Dirt Detect technology to prioritise the most unclean parts of your home. It can also mop the floors, before self-emptying its bin and washing its own mop pad. This model is hassle-free since it can refill the mopping tank on its own too — so you can set-it, and forget it
There are many similarities between iRobot and its main rival 'bot builder, Eufy. Both of these brands ship models with charging stations to offload any dust vacuumed from the floor, so you don't need to worry about emptying the bag every few weeks.
Both Eufy and Roomba can be controlled with apps on iPhone and Android, allowing you to kickstart a clean from anywhere in the world or schedule a regular tidy-up when it suits.
Using the companion app on iPhone and Android, you'll be able to schedule when the Roomba vacuums and mops your home, including when you leave, a chosen day each week, or when you issue a voice command to an Amazon Echo or other smart speaker
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For a limited time, Eufy has cut its entry-level vacuum cleaner to just £139.99.
The Eufy G50 usually costs £169.99, so this is a welcome price cut — and means it's more affordable than the cheapest Roomba robot vacuum from rival, iRobot. The G50 is equipped with a clever Active Detangling Roller Brush that's designed to remove stray hairs stuck on the roller brush with a comb as it vacuums, so you won't have to do tiresome maintenance as often.
With 4,000 Pa of suction, Eufy promises that its affordable G50 vacuum will be able to clean persistent stains and sprawling messes with ease
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Despite its powerful 4,000 Pa of suction, Eufy says it designed the G50 to makes as little noise as possible, with the robot vacuum registering just 55dB of noise while cleaning. That's roughly the same amount of noise as a standard electric kettle.
Like the lineup from iRobot, Eufy lets you schedule regular cleans with its G50 and other robot vacuums, but also offers a companion app that can trigger cleans at any moment.
Use discount code WS24T2210 at checkout to save £30 on this affordable G50 robot vacuum from Eufy. Standing at just 81mm tall, this self-steering vacuum is perfect to clean in hard-to-reach places, like under cabinets, chest of drawers, and sofas. Eufy lets you schedule regular cleans throughout your home, or you can kickstart the G50 to start cleaning with a tap in the iPhone or Android app from anywhere on the planet
Eufy has also dropped £140 off its more affordable Clean X8 Pro with Self-Empty Station. This smaller 'bot can steer itself around your home, carefully avoiding furniture and obstacles. Eufy has also equipped this model with the same patented Active Detangling roller-brush that automatically detangles hair as it spins.
This pricier model boasts a pair of powerful turbines — each capable of producing 4,000 Pa in suction. This Twin-Turbine design with its 2x 4,000 Pa rating should ensure pet hair embedded deep within carpets are no match for the Eufy Clean X8 Pro, the brand says.
Usually £499, the flash sale has dropped this Eufy model £359.
Eufy X8 Pro's has a charging station, where the autonomous vacuum can top-up its battery mid-cycle or empty its onboard dust bin during a clean. The freestanding charging station is equipped with a 2.5-litre dust bag that securely seals pet hair and debris for a hands-free cleaning experience. Eufy says it has enough capacity to store dust from the last 45-days, so you'll only need to empty your vacuum a dozen times each year.
The Eufy Clean X8 Pro is a more affordable option that still comes equipped with enough suction power to deep-clean deep-pile carpets — perfect for those with parts at home
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If you want to use a smart speaker to command your Eufy X8 Pro, this model supports Alexa and Google Assistant. Helpfully, Eufy — which also has a range of security cameras to rival Ring video doorbells, smart scales that analyse your body composition, and breast pumps — has a trade-in offer.
If you already own one of its vacuums and want to upgrade to the newer models, then it's possible to unlock a bigger discount on the new Eufy Clean lineup.
As the "Pro" moniker suggests, this model from Eufy comes equipped with plenty of top-of-the-line features to bolster the cleaning experience. The twin-turbine design offers 2x 4,000 Pa of suction from the dual motors — more than enough to remove pet hair and other dirt that's deeply embedded in carpets. The freestanding charging station can also hold dust from the last 45-days, so you won't need to empty it too often
